CMS certification 050257
Good Samaritan Hospital, LP
901 Olive Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93308
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for Good Samaritan Hospital, LP. Of the 6 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on none.
Every figure on this page is published by CMS; we arrange and explain it, and score nothing ourselves.
What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
How Good Samaritan Hospital, LP compares with nearby hospitals
The closest hospitals of the same kind that CMS rates or surveys - the same city first, then the same county and ZIP area. Every figure is CMS's: the overall star rating, the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital, the median time emergency patients spent before leaving, and how many death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS found better or worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | CMS stars | Would recommend | ER median time | Vs the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Hospital, LPThis hospital | Not rated | — | — | 1 better |
| Kern Medical CenterSame city | 1/5 | 60% | 5 h 6 min | 1 better |
| Adventist Health BakersfieldSame city | 2/5 | 68% | 4 h 28 min | 1 better 5 worse |
| Bakersfield Memorial HospitalSame city | 3/5 | 74% | 4 h | 3 better 2 worse |
| Mercy HospitalSame city | 3/5 | 67% | 3 h 13 min | 3 better 2 worse |
| Kern Valley Healthcare DistrictSame county · Lake Isabella | 3/5 | 50% | 2 h 43 min | No different |
Hospitals differ in size and in how sick their patients are. CMS adjusts its outcome measures for that, but a star or a percentage is a starting point for questions, not a verdict. All hospitals in Bakersfield.
Deaths
How many patients died within 30 days of admission, adjusted by CMS for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, hospital-wide 145 cases | Too few cases | 3.3% | 3.9% |
6 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Complications
How often patients had serious complications, most of them after surgery, adjusted for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2024.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications, combined measure | No different | 1.05 likely 0.59 – 1.51 | 1 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 489 cases | No different | 0.84 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.89 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 694 cases | No different | 0.21 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.44 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 738 cases | No different | 0.26 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 0.48 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 109 cases | No different | 2.24 per 1,000 likely 0.54 per 1,000 – 3.94 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 141 cases | No different | 3.35 per 1,000 likely 0.76 per 1,000 – 5.93 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
7 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Infections caught in the hospital
Standardized infection ratio: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one. Lower is better. Data from Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. diff intestinal infections | No different | 0 | 1 |
5 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Not reported for this hospital
CMS had too few cases here to publish results for readmissions and return visits. That is common at small, rural and specialty hospitals, and says nothing either way about quality.
Clinicians registered at this address
11 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 2 residents and trainees. The same address can take in offices and clinics in the building, and a listing does not prove admitting privileges or current employment.
| Specialty | Clinicians |
|---|---|
| Family | 3 |
| Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) | 1 |
| Anesthesiology | 1 |
| Family Medicine | 1 |
| Preventive Medicine/Occupational Environmental Medicine | 1 |
| Primary Care | 1 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health | 1 |
| Social Worker | 1 |
| Specialist | 1 |
First 11 alphabetically
How to read this page
- Everything here is published by CMS on Care Compare. We arrange it and explain it; the star ratings and the better / worse verdicts are CMS's, not ours.
- “No different” is the most common result on most measures at most hospitals. CMS only calls a result better or worse when the difference from the national rate is statistically clear.
- Death, complication and readmission rates are adjusted by CMS for how sick patients were, so hospitals that treat sicker patients can be compared fairly.
- Infection results are ratios: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one, below 1.0 is fewer.
- These are hospital-wide results. They do not rate an individual doctor, nurse or department, and they are not medical advice.
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Common questions about Good Samaritan Hospital, LP
Is Good Samaritan Hospital, LP a good hospital?
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for Good Samaritan Hospital, LP. Of the 6 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on none. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Does Good Samaritan Hospital, LP have an emergency room?
No. CMS does not list emergency services at Good Samaritan Hospital, LP.